TRAVERSE CITY — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer wasted no time after taking her oath of office to question the legality of establishing an underground utility tunnel beneath the Straits of Mackinac, primarily for Enbridge's controversial pipeline Line 5.

Whitmer formally requested a legal opinion from Michigan's new Attorney

"Gov. Whitmer has rightly — and immediately — raised important questions about the legality and statutory underpinnings of the act and my office is prepared to tackle her request for an opinion immediately,"